Review Build - Revell P-51B Mustang 1/32

[mostrich]

This is the review build of a P-51B Mustang kit in 1/32 scale by courtesy of Revell, USA.
Our skilled member BlackSheep214 will do his magic on this new boxing of Revell's classic kit from 1969:


'Berlin Express', kit no. 85-5535

[CallSignOWL]

[jelliott523]

So, I just recently ordered this kit. Is this a re-box of the old Revell 1/32 P-51B, or is it new tool? I picked it up on the cheap on Ebay and couldnt find much information on it.

[BlackSheep214]

Thank you to mostrich for opening this thread for me. As you know I volunteered to do this kit and I am excited to do get started on it. When I came home from work Friday, I was happy to see the package Lyle sent me arrive on my doorstep.

So without further ado, let's take a look see:

Upon opening the box:



Everything is packaged pretty well. Clear parts in its own separate bag. Decal sheet and instruction guide on bottom of box.

The instruction guide and decal sheet:



The decal sheet gives you marking options; 'The Berlin Express' flown by 1st Lt. William Overstreet 363rd FS/357th FG and 'Miss Lace' flown by Lt. Donald McKibben 486th FS/353nd FG



Let's take a look at the sprues...

Clear parts:



Rather than a typical one piece canopy, there are 6 parts for the canopy alone. You have the option to assemble it in either open or closed positions.

The kit is molded in light grey with hardly any flash issues which is a huge plus!. Panel lines and details looks awesome. Too light for me to actually take a close up shot at the time since they were taken outdoors around the 7:30 - 8 p.m. hour. I will post them at a later time before the build takes place.

The sprues:

Left fuselage, engine parts, tail wings, instrument panels, cockpit floor & side pieces, etc...



Right fuselage, wheel parts, landing gear and gear doors, fuselage engine hood, 2 piece pilot halves, etc...



Typical old detailing of pilot. Nothing to write home about.



Upper surface of wings



Bottom half wings and propeller



To give you an idea of how big the wingspan on this kit, I compared it to my 1/48 scale P-51 Mustang kit:





I noticed the kit didn't include any under wing ports/points for drop tanks or bombs. This really surprised me that Revell dropped the ball on this oversight.

[Thomas_M]

Just posted the link to your build on SPAModeler´s Facebook page to spread the word!

[BlackSheep214]

Cool! I don't have a FB account nor planned on opening one any time soon. Ive heard enough meaningless/stupid/crazy stuff folks post on FB enough to not open one.

I wonder how many likes it got so far though. LOL!

[Stikpusher]

Wow! You're not wasting any time here! And yes, looking at the sprue shots, that is indeed the classic Revell kit from way back when.

[LyleW]

Mostrich, thank you for opening a thread. Been offline a few days. I promise to do better. Can't wait to see more.

[Medicman71]

Are the panel lines recessed or raised?